Download or read book Computers People and Productivity written by Lee W. Frederiksen and published by Routledge. This book was released on 1985 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Abstract: A reference text for organizational behavior managers contains 12 overview articles addressing various aspects of the effects of computer usage on human behavior, attitudes, and work productivity in different work environments. Topics include: a review of human factors affecting the successful implementation of computer-based office information systems; use of computers by physicians, manufacturing systems, community mental health centers, and hospitals; the computer "hardware-happy" employee; computer fears and addiction; and applications of computer technology in learning therapy. Several case studies are delineated and diagnosed. (wz).
Download or read book The Trouble with Computers written by Thomas K. Landauer and published by MIT Press. This book was released on 1995 with total page 444 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Beginning with an explanation of why considerable outlays for computing since 1973 have not resulted in comparable payoffs, the author proposes that emerging techniques for user-centred development can turn the situation around - through task analysis, ite
Download or read book Motivating and Managing Computer Personnel written by J. Daniel Couger and published by Wiley. This book was released on 1980-11-14 with total page 213 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Motivating and Managing Computer Personnel The first book that shows how to increase human productivity in the computer industry Based on the first rigorous national study of computer industry personnel, Motivating and Managing Computer Personnel is a truly groundbreaking book. It is the first book to examine in-depth the personnel problems unique to the computer industry and make specific recommendations on how managers can manage more effectively. Motivating and Managing Computer Personnel shows managers: how to identify the unique factors in their own work situations (based on national norms) how to match personnel needs to organizational goals how to motivate employees effectively and realistically how to identify potential trouble areas in personnel four supervisory styles for the computer manager—what they are, how they work, and when to apply them how to put meaning back into computer work For every job category in the computer field—from data entry and computer operators to programmers and analysts to high-level management personnel, Motivating and Managing Computer Personnel is the first significant attempt to break the impersonal mystique of working in the computer industry. As such, it is an absolute must for managers (and would-be managers) who want to increase the productivity—and happiness—of their employees.
Download or read book Peopleware written by Tom DeMarco and published by Addison-Wesley. This book was released on 2013-07-15 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Few books in computing have had as profound an influence on software management as Peopleware. The unique insight of this longtime best seller is that the major issues of software development are human, not technical. They’re not easy issues; but solve them, and you’ll maximize your chances of success. “Peopleware has long been one of my two favorite books on software engineering. Its underlying strength is its base of immense real experience, much of it quantified. Many, many varied projects have been reflected on and distilled; but what we are given is not just lifeless distillate, but vivid examples from which we share the authors’ inductions. Their premise is right: most software project problems are sociological, not technological. The insights on team jelling and work environment have changed my thinking and teaching. The third edition adds strength to strength.” — Frederick P. Brooks, Jr., Kenan Professor of Computer Science, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Author of The Mythical Man-Month and The Design of Design “Peopleware is the one book that everyone who runs a software team needs to read and reread once a year. In the quarter century since the first edition appeared, it has become more important, not less, to think about the social and human issues in software develop¿ment. This is the only way we’re going to make more humane, productive workplaces. Buy it, read it, and keep a stock on hand in the office supply closet.” —Joel Spolsky, Co-founder, Stack Overflow “When a book about a field as volatile as software design and use extends to a third edition, you can be sure that the authors write of deep principle, of the fundamental causes for what we readers experience, and not of the surface that everyone recognizes. And to bring people, actual human beings, into the mix! How excellent. How rare. The authors have made this third edition, with its additions, entirely terrific.” —Lee Devin and Rob Austin, Co-authors of The Soul of Design and Artful Making For this third edition, the authors have added six new chapters and updated the text throughout, bringing it in line with today’s development environments and challenges. For example, the book now discusses pathologies of leadership that hadn’t previously been judged to be pathological; an evolving culture of meetings; hybrid teams made up of people from seemingly incompatible generations; and a growing awareness that some of our most common tools are more like anchors than propellers. Anyone who needs to manage a software project or software organization will find invaluable advice throughout the book.
Download or read book Computers in the Human Context written by Tom Forester and published by Wiley-Blackwell. This book was released on 1989-01-01 with total page 548 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume examines questions about the changes information technology makes to our lives. Topics discussed include the distribution of wealth, power and information in our future society and the unforeseen side effects of IT, from increased use by government to computer crime.
Download or read book Productivity Management in the Development of Computer Applications written by John F. Keane and published by . This book was released on 1984 with total page 230 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a simple, concise approach to project management that provides enormous benefits to organizations building today's sophisticated business applications.
Download or read book A New Kind of Science written by Stephen Wolfram and published by . This book was released on 2002 with total page 1197 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work presents a series of dramatic discoveries never before made public. Starting from a collection of simple computer experiments---illustrated in the book by striking computer graphics---Wolfram shows how their unexpected results force a whole new way of looking at the operation of our universe. Wolfram uses his approach to tackle a remarkable array of fundamental problems in science: from the origin of the Second Law of thermodynamics, to the development of complexity in biology, the computational limitations of mathematics, the possibility of a truly fundamental theory of physics, and the interplay between free will and determinism.
Download or read book Rethinking Productivity in Software Engineering written by Caitlin Sadowski and published by Apress. This book was released on 2019-05-07 with total page 306 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Get the most out of this foundational reference and improve the productivity of your software teams. This open access book collects the wisdom of the 2017 "Dagstuhl" seminar on productivity in software engineering, a meeting of community leaders, who came together with the goal of rethinking traditional definitions and measures of productivity. The results of their work, Rethinking Productivity in Software Engineering, includes chapters covering definitions and core concepts related to productivity, guidelines for measuring productivity in specific contexts, best practices and pitfalls, and theories and open questions on productivity. You'll benefit from the many short chapters, each offering a focused discussion on one aspect of productivity in software engineering. Readers in many fields and industries will benefit from their collected work. Developers wanting to improve their personal productivity, will learn effective strategies for overcoming common issues that interfere with progress. Organizations thinking about building internal programs for measuring productivity of programmers and teams will learn best practices from industry and researchers in measuring productivity. And researchers can leverage the conceptual frameworks and rich body of literature in the book to effectively pursue new research directions. What You'll LearnReview the definitions and dimensions of software productivity See how time management is having the opposite of the intended effect Develop valuable dashboards Understand the impact of sensors on productivity Avoid software development waste Work with human-centered methods to measure productivity Look at the intersection of neuroscience and productivity Manage interruptions and context-switching Who Book Is For Industry developers and those responsible for seminar-style courses that include a segment on software developer productivity. Chapters are written for a generalist audience, without excessive use of technical terminology.
Download or read book Computers and Productivity written by Thomas Hempell and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2006-01-17 with total page 199 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Information and communication technologies (ICTs) create potentials for considerable productivity gains and for higher economic growth. However, ICTs also pose varied challenges to firms in order to benefit from these potentials. Highlighting the importance of innovations, firm-sponsored training, and recruitment of high-skilled workers, this monograph analyses why and to what extent firms differ in their capabilities to make ICT work productively. The work also comprises a detailed discussion of economic theory concerning ICT use and complementary firm strategies. In addition it provides a comprehensive treatment of various methodological issues concerning the measurement of firm-level productivity in econometric analyses.
Download or read book Interface Support for Creativity Productivity and Expression in Computer Graphics written by Ursyn, Anna and published by IGI Global. This book was released on 2018-10-05 with total page 355 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Interfaces within computers, computing, and programming are consistently evolving and continue to be relevant to computer science as it progresses. Advancements in human-computer interactions, their aesthetic appeal, ease of use, and learnability are made possible due to the creation of user interfaces and result in further growth in science, aesthetics, and practical applications. Interface Support for Creativity, Productivity, and Expression in Computer Graphics is a collection of innovative research on usability, the apps humans use, and their sensory environment. While highlighting topics such as image datasets, augmented reality, and visual storytelling, this book is ideally designed for researchers, academicians, graphic designers, programmers, software developers, educators, multimedia specialists, and students seeking current research on uniting digital content with the physicality of the device through applications, thus addressing sensory perception.
Download or read book Measuring Ontologies for Value Enhancement Aligning Computing Productivity with Human Creativity for Societal Adaptation written by Rubina Polovina and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2023-01-01 with total page 284 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book constitures selected and revised papers presented at the First International Workshop on Measuring Ontologies for Value Enhancement, MOVE 2020, held as Virtual Event in October 2020. The 7 extended and revised papers presented were thoroughly reviewed and selected from the 13 submissions. Along with them, the volume presents 5 invited papers. The volume articles are arranged in the topical sections on complexity of knowledge-intensive endeavors; ontology modeling; enterprise ontologies; knowledge discovery and innovations.
Download or read book Evolutionary Concepts in End User Productivity and Performance Applications for Organizational Progress written by Clarke, Steve and published by IGI Global. This book was released on 2008-12-31 with total page 386 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This book aims to represent some of the most current investigations into a wide range of end-user computing issues, enhancing understanding of recent developments"--Provided by publisher.
Download or read book Computers and People written by and published by . This book was released on 1986 with total page 180 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: June issue for 1973- is called: The Computer directory and buyers' guide.
Download or read book The Effectiveness of Adapting Personal Computers to Enhance Independence and Productivity of People with Disabilities written by John W. Monsted and published by . This book was released on 1992 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Human Factor in Innovation and Productivity written by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Science and Technology. Subcommittee on Science, Research, and Technology and published by . This book was released on 1982 with total page 800 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Culture Frustrators and Productivity in Employee computer Interaction in the Workplace written by Kingsley Otis Stewart and published by . This book was released on 2001 with total page 410 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Human Machine written by Paul R. Daugherty and published by Harvard Business Press. This book was released on 2018-03-20 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: AI is radically transforming business. Are you ready? Look around you. Artificial intelligence is no longer just a futuristic notion. It's here right now--in software that senses what we need, supply chains that "think" in real time, and robots that respond to changes in their environment. Twenty-first-century pioneer companies are already using AI to innovate and grow fast. The bottom line is this: Businesses that understand how to harness AI can surge ahead. Those that neglect it will fall behind. Which side are you on? In Human + Machine, Accenture leaders Paul R. Daugherty and H. James (Jim) Wilson show that the essence of the AI paradigm shift is the transformation of all business processes within an organization--whether related to breakthrough innovation, everyday customer service, or personal productivity habits. As humans and smart machines collaborate ever more closely, work processes become more fluid and adaptive, enabling companies to change them on the fly--or to completely reimagine them. AI is changing all the rules of how companies operate. Based on the authors' experience and research with 1,500 organizations, the book reveals how companies are using the new rules of AI to leap ahead on innovation and profitability, as well as what you can do to achieve similar results. It describes six entirely new types of hybrid human + machine roles that every company must develop, and it includes a "leader’s guide" with the five crucial principles required to become an AI-fueled business. Human + Machine provides the missing and much-needed management playbook for success in our new age of AI. BOOK PROCEEDS FOR THE AI GENERATION The authors' goal in publishing Human + Machine is to help executives, workers, students and others navigate the changes that AI is making to business and the economy. They believe AI will bring innovations that truly improve the way the world works and lives. However, AI will cause disruption, and many people will need education, training and support to prepare for the newly created jobs. To support this need, the authors are donating the royalties received from the sale of this book to fund education and retraining programs focused on developing fusion skills for the age of artificial intelligence.
